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Builders say city impact fees hinder new housing. A recent Supreme Court ruling may give developers more power to fight them.
Jonathon Yu is not a professional developer, but he is interested in building new housing. In 2023, the 29-year-old product manager submitted plans to Sunnyvale to raze the modest 1,000-square-foot bungalow he bought a year earlier and replace it with a three-story, five-unit multifamily building. He paid a few thousand...
14-year-old among gang members arrested in Visalia
VISALIA, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A 14-year-old was one of three arrested in a Visalia park Saturday evening among gang members, the Visalia Police Department announced. An officer was conducting a security check at Ruiz Park on East Buena Vista Avenue just before 11:15 p.m. Saturday police say, due to recent violent crimes. Upon arrival, the […]
Fire destroys 6 homes in Mariposa County trailer park
MARIPOSA COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A fire in Mariposa County early Sunday morning destroyed six homes and left 17 people without a place to live, the Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office announced. Deputies say the fire started in the community of Coulterville and ultimately destroyed six homes. They also report power to the rest of the […]
Jeanette Mero wins Tevis Cup, daugher Reyna finishes second
In her sixth successful ride, Jeanette Mero can finally claim the most coveted title in endurance riding: the Tevis Cup. The Mariposa, CA native completed her 100-mile journey to Auburn's McCann Stadium at 10:05 p.m. Saturday night to win the 68th Tevis Cup, finishing with a final time of 17 hours and five minutes. Mero had been a consistent top ten finisher at Tevis for several years now and won the Haggin Cup in 2021, but a first place finish had eluded her until this year.
Woman sought for stealing car and items from Fresno liquor store
FRESNO, Calif (FOX26) — Have you seen this woman?. Fresno Police say on April 22 a woman was seen driving a stolen vehicle. Police say the woman exited the vehicle at the Redwave Liquor Store at 2633 East Shaw Avenue. FPD says she went into the store and then...
New water restrictions in California
CALIFORNIA - Starting next year, for the first time, California water providers will face permanent water restrictions to prepare for future reductions in the water supply from the state. The state will track indoor and outdoor water use and set standards for water loss. Providers must make and enforce water-saving...
State suffers another legal loss in its effort built controversial Delta Tunnel
In late June, a Sacramento County Judge ruled that the California Department of Water Resources, or DWR, had to suspend its efforts to conduct geotechnical “exploratory drilling” on private property across the Delta. Agents for DWR had wanted to get onto peoples’ land and start boring holes in...
Young artists worry about a future supplanted by Artificial Intelligence
California young adults probe the conflict between bots and humans in their podcast “The Creative Code.”. This story is produced by the award-winning journalism nonprofit Capital & Main and co-published here with permission. Freelance artist Nancy Aguilar has been feeling threatened by the emergence of generative artificial intelligence programs...
Dazzling Perseid Meteor Shower is here. How to watch in California
Now through Sept. 1, specs of dust and rocks will streak across the California night sky as they smack into Earth’s atmosphere when the Perseid Meteor Shower, the most dazzling annual meteor shower seen from Earth, returns to a night sky near you this summer. That comet last visited Earth in 1995. It orbits the sun every 133 years, so it will be about a century before Swift-Tuttle swings around again. But it left us a gift in...
Scientists use AI to predict a wildfire's next move
Researchers at USC have developed a new method to accurately predict wildfire spread. By combining satellite imagery and artificial intelligence, their model offers a potential breakthrough in wildfire management and emergency response. Detailed in an early study proof published in Artificial Intelligence for the Earth Systems, the USC model uses...
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